Travel Agents in Panama City-Panama City Beach

BLS metro-level wage data places Travel Agents pay in Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL at a median of $44,950 per year ($21.61/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $50,160, Panama City-Panama City Beach pays 10% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 50 travel agentss are employed across the Panama City-Panama City Beach MSA in SOC 41-3041.

The Panama City-Panama City Beach pay distribution spans from $27,040 at the 10th percentile to $72,980 at the 90th, a 2.7× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $37,590 and the 75th at $60,690, so half of Panama City-Panama City Beach-based travel agentss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide FL data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.